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late; calyx elongated, with lanceolate teeth, which are shorter 
than the tube. %.H. Native of the Himalaya. Stems pro- 
cumbent at the base. Leaves 1-2 inches long. Spike short, 
rather interrupted. Teeth of calyx villous. Corolla blue? 
with a slender exserted tube. 
Linear-leaved Cat-mint. Pl. humble. 
5 N. conna‘ra (Royle, l. c.) stems erect, villous ; leaves ses- 
sile, lanceolate, acute, quite entire, cordately stem-clasping at 
the base, rather connate, green on both surfaces, glabrous ; 
spike oblong, dense, or rather interrupted at the base; bracteas 
lanceolate-subulate, ciliated, equalling the calyxes ; calycine 
teeth subulate, longer than the tube. Y%.H. Native of the 
valley of Cashmere, Royle. Stems simple. Leaves 2-3 inches 
long. Corolla incurved, exceeding the calycine teeth a little. 
Connate-leaved Cat-mint. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. ? 
6 N. nervosa (Royle, l. c.) glabrous; stem humble, erect, 
branched; leaves on short petioles, lanceolate, acute, serrated, 
rounded at the base, green on both surfaces; spike oblong, 
dense; outer bracteas ovate, very acute, ciliated, longer than 
the calyxes ; calycine teeth long-subulate, about equal in height 
to the tube. Y.? H. Native of the valley of Cashmere, 
Royle. Herb branched at the base. Leaves 1-2 inches long. 
Mouth of calyx almost equal. Corolla incurved, twice as long 
as the calyx. 
Nerved-leaved Cat-mint. Pl. 1 to 1 foot. 
7 N. erto’stacuys (Benth. lab. p. 734.) stem erect, nearly 
simple, pubescent; leaves almost sessile, ovate, obtuse, cre- 
nated, roundly subcordate at the base, green above, and gla- 
brous, hoary beneath; spike oblong, dense; bracteas oblong- 
linear and subulate, equalling the calyxes; calycine teeth subu- 
late, rather longer than the tube, and are, as well as the brac- 
teas, villous. %.? H. Native of Cashmere, in the valleys of 
Baspa and Paber, in elevated grassy places on the margins 
of woods, &c., Jacquemont. Allied to N. connàta and N. 
nervosa, but the leaves are very distinct. Leaves 1 to 1l 
inch long.  Bracteas entire. 
Woolly-spiked Cat-mint. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
8 N.campre’stris (Benth. lab. p. 734.) pubescent, or nearly 
glabrous; stems ascending, almost simple; leaves almost ses- 
sile, lanceolate, acute, serrated, rounded at the base, green on 
both surfaces; spike elongated, somewhat interrupted at the 
base ; outer bracteas lanceolate, very acute, ciliated, about equal 
in length to the calyxes; calycine teeth subulate, about equal in 
length to the tube. 27. H. Native of Cashmere, in fields, fre- 
quent, Jacquemont. Allied in the form of the leaves to N. ner- 
vósa; and in the flowers to N. spicata. Spikes and bracteas 
altogether that of N. spicata. 
Field Cat-mint. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. ? 
9 N. zra TA (Royle, ex Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 378. 
lab. p. 469.) stem erect, glabrous; leaves petiolate, oblong- 
ovate, or ovate-lanceolate, crenated, broadly cordate at the base, 
green and glabrous on both surfaces ; spikes oblong-cylindrical, 
rather interrupted ; bracteas lanceolate-subulate, rather shorter 
than the calyxes; calyx glabrous, with subulate teeth, which are 
about equal in length to the tube. 2. H. Native of the 
Himalaya, at Simlah, and in the valley of Cashmere. Stem a 
little branched. Leaves 2-3 inches long. Corolla incurved, 
twice as long as the calyx, with an exserted tube. Plant gla- 
brous in every part except the calycine teeth, which are pubes- 
cent; and the petioles and floral leaves, which are somewhat 
ciliated. 
Tall Cat-mint. Pl. 2 to 3 feet. 
10 N. srica‘ra (Benth. in Wall. pl. asiat. rar. 1. p. 64. lab. p. 
470.) plant erect, nearly glabrous ; leaves petiolate, ovate, ob- 
tuse, crenated, cordate at the base, green on both surfaces ; ra 
cemes spike-formed, short, dense ; bracteas oblong or lanceolate- 
LABIATA. LXVIII. Nerera. 
linear, subulate, acuminated, equalling the calyxes; calycine 
teeth long-subulate, about equal in length to the tube. %. H. 
Native of Himalaya, in the provinces of Kamaon and Bhuddri- 
nah, Wall.; Valley of Cashmere, Royle, and at Simlah, Lady 
Dalhousie. Betónica levigàta, D. Don. prod. fl. nep. p. 110. 
Stem a little branched, with pubescent angles. Leaves 1 to 1} 
inch long: floral leaves broad-ovate, sessile. Calyxes sessile, 
incurved, with a nearly equal mouth. Corolla incurved, twice 
as long as the calyx, red.? Bentham has specimens of this 
gathered in Cashmere by Jacquemont, having the stems and 
leaves sometimes hispid, and the leaves scarcely cordate at the 
base. 
Spiked Cat-mint. Pl. 4 to 1 foot. 
11 N. rarnanorntza (Benth. lab. p. 734.) stem ascending, 
pubescent at the base, rather clammy; leaves petiolate, ovate, 
bluntish, serrately crenated, truncate at the base, rather hispid, 
green on both surfaces; spike short, dense, somewhat inter- 
rupted at the base; outer bracteas oblong, narrowed at both 
ends, almost equalling the calyxes ; teeth of calyx subulate, his- 
pid, unequal, shorter than the tube, which is nearly glabrous, 
H. Native of Cashmere, in grassy places, Jacquemont. Root 
thick, like that of N. tuberdsa. Leaves like those of N. spicata, 
but smaller. 
Raddish-rooied Cat-mint. PI. ? 
12 N. pi'scorog (Royle, ex Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 
378. lab. p. 470.) stem ascending, villous at the base; leaves 
petiolate, ovate, obtuse, crenated, sub-cordate at the base, green 
above and hoary beneath; spike oblong, dense, or somewhat 
interrupted at the base; bracteas oblong-linear, very acute, 
equalling the calyxes; calyx nearly glabrous, with subulate 
teeth, which are about equal in length to the tube. y. H. Na- 
tive of the Himalaya, Syen, and Mussooree, Royle. Leaves 
like those of N. Mussini, but smaller. Bracteas and calycine 
teeth ciliated. 
Discoloured-leaved Cat-mint. Pl. ascending. 
13 N. Motus (Benth. lab. p. 734.) stems ascending, villous: 
leaves on short petioles, ovate, obtuse, a little crenated, cordate 
at the base, clothed with soft villi on both surfaces, rather canes- 
cent beneath; superior leaves small, remote; spikes slender, 
rather interrupted ; bracteas oblong-linear, very acute, equalling 
the calyxes; calyx finely pubescent, having the teeth much 
shorter than the tube. 2%.H. Native of the valley of Cash- 
mere, Jacquemont. Allied to JV. discolor. Whorls distinct, 
scarcely 6-flowered. Corolla pale red, the lower lip dotted with 
purple, not blue, as in the other species of the present section. 
Soft Cat-mint. Pl. ascending. 
14 N. ELLYPTICA (Royle, ex Benth. in Hook. bot. misc. 3. p. 
878. lab. p. 470.) stem erect, rather villous; leaves sessile, 
ovate, elliptic, obtuse, toothed, cordate at the base, green On 
both surfaces, glabrous ; spike interrupted at the base; floral 
leaves and bracteas ovate-lanceolate, very acute, ciliated, rather 
longer than the calyxes ; calycine teeth subulate, about equal in 
length to the tube. 2/. H. Native of the Himalaya, from 
Cashmere to Syen, Royle. N. polystàchya, Benth. in Hook. pee 
misc. 3. p. 378. Leaves elegantly and regularly toothed, an Inc 
long. Calyx and corolla of N. spicata. H 
Var. B, parviflora (Benth. lab. p. 470.) flowers smaller. %- * 
Native of Simlah, Lady Dalhousie. 
Elliptic-leaved Cat-mint. Pl. 1 to 2 feet. 
15 N. cna'rA (Benth. lab. p. 735.) stem erect, branched, 
clothed with fine pubescence; leaves nearly sessile, ovate, ob- 
tuse, crenated, rounded at the base or sub-cordate, wrinkled, pu- 
bescent on both surfaces, or nearly glabrous above, rather canes- 
cent beneath; spikes ovate-oblong, thick, interrupted at is 
base; mouth of calyx very oblique, sub-bilabiate ; ous 
scarcely twice as long as the calyx. 2j. H. Native of Cash: 
